I've never met an IT leader who doesn't know how important patch management is.
At Heimdal, we believe patch management software provides the solution to this problem.
Patch management software is a technology that allows businesses to automate the app update process.
That's why patch management software is so appealing.
Patch management software immediately identifies new patches and makes them available to you, so you can deal with them faster.
There are several essential features you should look for in patch management software.
Network assessment: Patch management software will conduct an assessment of the status of all apps, OS' and tools on your network to identify which apps are up to date, and which need a patch.
Visibility: Patch management software provides a dashboard where you can quickly see which apps are up to date, where patches are needed, and how urgent those updates are.
Cross platform: Patch management software should allow you to unify updates for Windows, MacOS, Linux and more.
Wide application support: Patch management software should facilitate the rollout of patches from dozens of common business applications.
Patch sanitization: Patch management software should test, sanitize and repack any new updates in a sandbox prior to deployment.
Inventory: Patch management software needs to collate an inventory of all apps and systems on your network.
Reporting: Patch management software will generate reports and audit trails.
Easy to use and scalable, cloud-based patch management software will deploy your patches over the internet.
Installed on your business's servers, on-prem patch management software gives you complete control over your data.
While open source and traditional patch management software tends to be fairly manual, some more modern platforms can automate the discovery or patches, sanitization and testing, deployment and rollout.
Let's dig into how patch management software works in a little more detail.
Last but not least, patch management software lets you schedule software updates and patch rollouts.
Patch management software allows you to follow best practices for patch management.
Heimdal® Patch & Asset Management software is our award winning patch management solution.
This Cyber News was published on heimdalsecurity.com. Publication date: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:43:05 +0000